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title: How To Choose The Perfect Mobile Data Plan for You
description: Here’s a handy guide on how far each data package can get you based on some of the most used apps.
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# [How To Choose The Perfect Mobile Data Plan for You](https://www.maya.ph/maya/mobile-data-plan-guide/)

 Written by [Chesca](https://www.maya.ph/maya/author/chesca) | 6/25/18 1:00 AM

Did you know that you can purchase mobile data at a discount via the PayMaya in-app shop? You can choose from among several data offers from Smart, Globe, and Sun, giving you different gigabyte options per promo. 

But how do you choose a promo that best fits your type of mobile internet usage?

Here’s a handy guide on how far each data package can get you based on some of the most used apps:

 **1. Smart: Giga Surf 50**<https://2x0mhs45f3mi3gi37x7pg0pm-wpengine.netdna-ssl.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/1-3.jpg>

*What it offers:* **1 GB of mobile data** and **300 MB of YouTube, iflix, Spinnr, Vimeo, Dailymotion, and Dubsmash** good for 3 days.

1 GB of mobile data can get you any of the following:

- **10 **hours of Facebook scrolling, with some video-playing
- **6 **hours of YouTube on standard quality – if you use the bonus 300 MB all on YouTube, it would add up to a total of **8 **hours of video-streaming.
- **25 **hours of continuous music streaming on Spinnr or Spotify, on normal quality – if you use the bonus 300 MB all on Spinnr, it would add up to a total of **32 **hours of music streaming
- **1 **hour of iflix/Netflix streaming, with HD off – if you use the bonus 300 MB all on iflix, it would add up to a total of **1** hour and **30** minutes of video-streaming.
- Around **100 **games of Mobile Legends.

This is ideal for people who need an additional gigabyte of data for anything under the sun!

 

## **2. Smart: Giga Surf 299**<https://2x0mhs45f3mi3gi37x7pg0pm-wpengine.netdna-ssl.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/2-3.jpg>

*What it offers:* **2 GB of mobile data** and **1.1 GB of YouTube, iflix, Spinnr, Vimeo, Dailymotion, and Dubsmash** good for 30 days.

2 GB of mobile data can get you any of the following:

- **20 hours of Facebook scrolling, with some video-playing**
- 12 hours of YouTube on standard quality – if you use the bonus 1.1 GB all on YouTube, it would add up to a total of 19 hours of video-streaming.
- 50 hours of continuous music streaming on Spinnr or Spotify, on normal quality – if you use the bonus 1.1 GB all on Spinnr, it would add up to a total of 77 hours of music streaming
- 2 hours of iflix/Netflix streaming, with HD off – if you use the bonus 1.1 GB all on iflix, if would add up to a total of 3 hours of video-streaming.
- Around **200** games of Mobile Legends.

This is a good monthly plan for students and first-jobbers alike to get on a budget!

 

## **3. Smart: Giga Surf 799**

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*What it offers:* **4.5 GB of mobile data** and **1.1 GB of YouTube, iflix, Spinnr, Vimeo, Dailymotion, and Dubsmash** good for 30 days.

4.5 GB of mobile data can get you any of the following:

- **45 hours of Facebook scrolling, with some video-playing**
- 27  hours of YouTube on standard quality – if you use the bonus 1.1 GB all on YouTube, it would add up to a total of  34 hours of video-streaming.
- 150 hours of continuous music streaming on Spinnr or Spotify, on normal quality – if you use the bonus 1.1 GB all on Spinnr, it would add up to a total of 177 hours of music streaming
- 4 hours and 30 minutes  of iflix/Netflix streaming, with HD off – if you use the bonus 1.1 GB all on iflix, it would add up to a total of 5 hours and 30 minutes of video-streaming.
- Around **450** games of Mobile Legends.

If you love video streaming on mobile, this is the plan for you! 

 

## **4. Globe: GoSurf 15**

<https://2x0mhs45f3mi3gi37x7pg0pm-wpengine.netdna-ssl.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/4-3.jpg>

*What it offers:* **40 MB of mobile data** and **30 MB of YouTube, iflix, Spinnr, Vimeo, Dailymotion, and Dubsmash** good for 3 days.

40 MB of mobile data can get you any of the following:

- **40 minutes of Facebook scrolling, with some video-playing**
- 20 minutes of YouTube on standard quality
- 1 hour of continuous music streaming on Spinnr or Spotify, on normal quality
- 30 minutes of iflix streaming
- Around **4 **games of Mobile Legends – using the bonus 30MB, it would add up to a total of **7 **Mobile Legends games.

Heads up, Mobile Legends players – this is a good data plan to get for more gaming at a lower price!

 

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